EP1081923A1 - Mobiles Hangerät mit Graustufenanzeige - Google Patents
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- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
- H04M1/00—Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers
- H04M1/72—Mobile telephones; Cordless telephones, i.e. devices for establishing wireless links to base stations without route selection
- H04M1/724—User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones
- H04M1/72403—User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
- H04M1/7243—User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality with interactive means for internal management of messages
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- H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
- H04M—TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
- H04M1/00—Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers
- H04M1/72—Mobile telephones; Cordless telephones, i.e. devices for establishing wireless links to base stations without route selection
- H04M1/724—User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones
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- the present invention relates generally to a handset for a mobile communication systems in general, and, more specifically, to a mobile handset having a grey-scale display.
- a mobile handset typically includes a visual display, often a liquid crystal-type display, for presenting information to the mobile subscriber, or user.
- Information to be displayed may include continuously-displayed, permanent, quasi-permanent or slowly-changing information, such as network name, battery charge information, and received signal strength.
- the information to be displayed may also include newly-received information and/or information of a more transient nature, i.e., information that is valid only for a limited time, such as a cell broadcast message or an indication of a new event, such as the reception of a message or an incoming call.
- Newly received and/or transient-type information has typically simply been added to the continuously-displayed information on the display, resulting often in crowded displays in which it is difficult for the user to easily recognize what is new and/or transient--and therefore of special interest--from what is old and/or already present on the display. This problem is especially acute when the mobile handset is in an idle, "stand-by" state in which much information is typically displayed.
- the present invention provides a mobile handset for a mobile communications network, characterized in that the mobile handset includes a grey-scale display for distinguishing recently-received information from already-displayed information by displaying the recently-received information in a different grey-scale tone than the grey-scale tone of the already-displayed information.
- the present invention also provides an article comprising a storage medium, the storage medium having a set of instructions, the set of instructions being capable of being executed by at least one processor to implement a method for distinguishing recently-received information from already-displayed information on a mobile handset in a mobile communications network, characterized in that a grey-scale display is used in the mobile handset for displaying the recently-received information in a different grey-scale tone than the grey-scale tone of the already-displayed information.
- the present invention also provides a method for distinguishing recently-received information from information already displayed on a mobile handset in a mobile communications network, characterized in that a grey-scale display is used in the mobile handset for displaying the recently-received information in a different grey-scale tone than the grey-scale tone of the already-displayed information .
- the present invention shows transient and/or newly-received information so that the user is able to easily identify which information is new and/or transient and therefore of special interest.
- the present invention also helps the user to focus on this information of interest.
- a mobile handset [102] includes display [104], display driver [106] and processor [108].
- Mobile handset [102] may be any of a variety of mobile terminals capable of operating in any of a variety of systems, such as, for example, in a Global System for Mobile Telecommunications (GSM) system.
- Display [104] may be a liquid crystal display or any other type of display suitable for use in a mobile handset, such as a flat panel-type display etc.
- display [104] is a grey-scale display, i.e., it is any of a variety of known display-types capable of presenting information in a plurality of grey-scale tones ranging from light to dark tones.
- Display driver [106] is any of various known drivers for driving display [104].
- Processor [108] is any of various known processors for controlling display driver [106]. In some embodiments of the present invention, processor [108] may be integrated into display driver [106].
- Figs. 2A-D show an exemplary display [104] of mobile handset [102] in an idle state.
- the display [104] shows continuously-displayed, or existing, information [201] including network name [202], network signal strength [204], battery power [206], date/time [208] and menu or softkey functions [210A-C].
- Continuously-displayed information [201] may include quasi-permanent and slowly-changing information. Though continuously-displayed information [201] is depicted dark against a light background, in other embodiments of the present invention the information could be displayed light against a dark background, for example.
- cell broadcast message [212] has been received by the mobile handset.
- the grey-scale tone of continuously-displayed information [201] is changed so that it is "faded,” i.e., a lighter grey-scale tone, relative to the cell broadcast message.
- the cell broadcast message is presented in a grey-scale tone similar to the original grey-scale tone of continuously-displayed information [201] shown in Fig. 2A, or in some embodiments in an even darker, or more prominent grey-scale tone.
- Cell broadcast message [212] thereby stands out, or is highlighted, relative to continuously-displayed information [201].
- continuously-displayed information [201] is presented as light grey-scale tone figures on a dark background.
- the cell broadcast message is presented in a relatively light grey-scale tone, while continuously-displayed information is "faded” to a darker tone so that the cell broadcast message is highlighted, or stands out.
- the user is able to immediately identify what is new and is assisted in focusing on the new information.
- cell broadcast message [212] is to become a part of continuously displayed information [201] after a predetermined or user-definable time-delay, or upon a user command, all the display information, including the cell broadcast message, may be set to the same grey-scale tone, as shown in Fig. 2C. Alternatively, the continuously-displayed information may be changed to a darker grey-scale tone, while the cell broadcast information is faded to a lighter grey-scale tone, as shown in Fig. 2D. If the cell broadcast information is to be deleted, it may be removed from the display after a predetermined or user-definable time-delay or upon a user command. The continuously displayed information may then be returned to its original darker grey-scale tone.
- control software for display driver [106] is programmed to perform the grey-scale changes according to the present invention.
- Such programming modifications are preferably executed by processor [108] for executing display driver functions, or by another appropriate processor. See Fig. 1.
- processor [108] may be integrated into display driver [106].
- the present invention may be applied to various types of displays.
- various types of highlighting schemes may be used to enhance the visibility of new or transient information.
- the transient or new information may include short messages or other types of information, and may be manipulated in a variety of ways, such as fading or deleting, after it has been highlighted.
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EP99117521A EP1081923A1 (de) | 1999-09-04 | 1999-09-04 | Mobiles Hangerät mit Graustufenanzeige |
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DE102004042140A1 (de) * | 2004-08-31 | 2006-03-09 | Vodafone Holding Gmbh | Betreiben von mobilen Endgeräten in Mobilfunknetzen |
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GB2276520A (en) * | 1993-03-23 | 1994-09-28 | Us West Advanced Tech Inc | Computer interface method and system |
EP0743624A1 (de) * | 1995-05-16 | 1996-11-20 | Nec Corporation | Selektivfunkrufempfänger mit Anzeigefunktion und Bildinformationsanzeigeverfahren |
EP0748139A2 (de) * | 1995-06-05 | 1996-12-11 | Nokia Mobile Phones Ltd. | Textübertragungssystem für Funktelefon |
EP0855694A1 (de) * | 1997-01-28 | 1998-07-29 | Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. | Anzeigesystem welches die Überlagerung von Graphik über alphanumerische Zeichen ermöglicht |
EP0872994A1 (de) * | 1997-04-18 | 1998-10-21 | Ascom Business Systems Ag | Vorrichtung mit einem berührungsempfindlichen Bildschirm |
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GB2276520A (en) * | 1993-03-23 | 1994-09-28 | Us West Advanced Tech Inc | Computer interface method and system |
EP0743624A1 (de) * | 1995-05-16 | 1996-11-20 | Nec Corporation | Selektivfunkrufempfänger mit Anzeigefunktion und Bildinformationsanzeigeverfahren |
EP0748139A2 (de) * | 1995-06-05 | 1996-12-11 | Nokia Mobile Phones Ltd. | Textübertragungssystem für Funktelefon |
EP0855694A1 (de) * | 1997-01-28 | 1998-07-29 | Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. | Anzeigesystem welches die Überlagerung von Graphik über alphanumerische Zeichen ermöglicht |
EP0872994A1 (de) * | 1997-04-18 | 1998-10-21 | Ascom Business Systems Ag | Vorrichtung mit einem berührungsempfindlichen Bildschirm |
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DE102004042140A1 (de) * | 2004-08-31 | 2006-03-09 | Vodafone Holding Gmbh | Betreiben von mobilen Endgeräten in Mobilfunknetzen |
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